Chamora Turusi - a giant variety of Japanese selection

One of the most successful Gigantella hybrids, the Chamora Turusi strawberry, although it belongs to the varieties of Japanese selection, has a mysterious origin story. Due to its truly tremendous yield and large berry size, it is becoming increasingly popular among gardeners.

Description of the variety

Chamora Turusi strawberry is a high-yielding variety with a late ripening period. The first crop can be harvested in the middle and second half of June, the mass harvest begins from June 24-29. The fruiting of the bushes, subject to regular and abundant watering, is quite long. For 2-3 years after planting, the highest yield is observed, up to 2.7-3.2 kg from each bush. In one place, strawberries can bear fruit for up to 10-12 years, subject to annual feeding and proper watering, after which the berries become smaller.

Chamora Turusi strawberries have tall, lush, spreading bushes. In the first years, as a rule, one peduncle is formed with a very large berry later, weighing 140-160 g. After 2-3 years, the number of peduncles increases to 12-16, however, the weight of the fruits may slightly decrease - 120-150 g. In subsequent harvests, the berries are somewhat smaller up to 100-110 g. However, in comparison with ordinary varieties, strawberries still remain very large.

The fruits are juicy, fleshy, firm, have a sweet taste with a pronounced strawberry aroma. The core is white, with a main vein, sometimes with a small air cavity at the peduncle. The content of sugars, vitamins and minerals is high. The berries are round, conical or folded-comb-shaped. Depending on the growing conditions, weighing up to 70-160 g. Intensely red or dark red, with a light top when fully ripe. The bushes are distinguished by intensive growth, good survival rate, they are powerful and spreading

Advantages of the variety

A clear advantage of Turusi is a high and long-term yield. Even if the plantation is organized on poor, heavy soil, the plant still bears fruit well. The berries are very large in size, have excellent taste characteristics, high market value, good transportability and long shelf life; strawberries can be stored in a cool place from several weeks to two months.

This variety is also remarkable for its good survival rate. Since seedlings always have a well-developed root system, which, when planted in fertile soil, grows very quickly, forming small additional roots that feed the plant. The bushes planted in early spring develop very quickly and intensively and can begin to bear fruit as early as the first year after planting. Chamora Turusi is resistant to many common fungal diseases. No damage by ticks or other pests was observed. However, for preventive purposes, chemical treatment should be carried out every spring at the beginning of the flowering period.

Features of agricultural technology

Chamora Turusi belongs to the moisture-loving strawberry varieties. Since the ripening time of the berries is almost instantaneous, it is 5-7 days, and the fruits are large enough, the bushes require abundant and frequent watering. If during this period the soil is not moistened in sufficient quantity, the berries, without gaining size, begin to ripen. They become sluggish, as when drying, losing their presentation. However, their taste does not deteriorate, on the contrary, they become sweeter with a clear strawberry aroma. As a rule, this is characteristic of the last harvest in mid to late August.

Since the bushes grow very much, strawberries are often planted in a two-line method with a distance between rows of 70-85 cm, between rows - 55-60 cm, between bushes - 25-30 cm or loosely in ridges with sides with a height of 22-28 cm, which are organized under cover to shorten the ripening period of the first crop. When planting, it is imperative that organic fertilizers are applied in the form of humus, mullein or chicken droppings, wood ash and potassium salts. It should be remembered that the yield depends on the quality of the planting material. It is worth giving preference to rosettes grown from the first bud on a mustache, in peat cups with closed roots. You cannot thicken the planting, otherwise the plants may be susceptible to gray rot, and the berries acquire a watery, neutral taste.

The plant tolerates moisture deficiency extremely painfully. Therefore, in a dry, hot, summer period, planting is carried out under a canopy, the mulching layer is increased to 4-5 cm and drip irrigation or irrigation of the entire plantation is organized.

Although the plant has a high resistance to fungal diseases, it is advisable to carry out preventive treatment of the plantation with fungicides before and after fruiting. Also, 2-3 sprays with Aktofit are carried out during the flowering period, when small ovaries appear and at the end of fruiting, when the leaves and whiskers are removed. Since this variety has a prolonged flowering period, the plant can be damaged by the strawberry weevil. To avoid this, at the beginning of flowering, the bushes are treated with insecticides, such as DECIS, and again after 4-5 days directly during flowering with Aktofit.

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